Amara Nash is an alumna of several of Prospera Partner’s BIG events. She has participated in the Emerging Leaders, BIG: How to Stand Up When You’re Figuring Out What You Stand For and BIG: Dismantling Systemic Racism in the Nonprofit…
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We asked Christen Collins, former BIG workshop participant and future BIG co-facilitator, about what she thought about her “BIG” experience and why she thinks others should take the plunge, too. Where have you felt supported in the structure of the…
We are Prospera Partners, and we’ve been around for awhile. Over the last 9 years we’ve amassed quite a library of resources for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and nonprofits. And, even if you’re just curious about what all this social impact…
It goes without saying that we are in a time of shifts, lifting the veil, a great awakening. Along with a deeper awareness of our blind spots, we are called to come to terms with our own relationships with white…
Localism is an emerging economic development model that is about community, meaningful jobs, good corporate citizenship, sustainability, food, renewable energy, thinking local first. But, the concept isn’t new. Think about all the parts of a community: The citizens who work in...
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”Whenever society is stuck or has an opportunity to seize a new opportunity, it needs an entrepreneur to see the opportunity and then to turn that vision into a realistic idea and then a reality and then, indeed, the new...
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Had enough with 2020? I know we are all tired of it. We are tired of the isolation of a pandemic and the fear of a transition of power that seems to be held hostage by our outgoing White House…
“Don’t talk about it, be about it.”— Gloria James, Lebron James’ Mother We are in a moment of transition, voting out hate and pivoting back toward civility, but also reminded of the value of our non-white community. If it were…
AKA Why I’m Writing About Basketball for the First Time In My Life Growing up I was never really a “sports person.” If you would have told me a few years ago that I would be so excited about the…
May I be filled with loving-kindness May I be well May I be peaceful and at ease May I be happy I have found myself relying heavily on this meditation as we are navigating these times. It can be far…
Times are tough right now, I get it. I really do. But, if you’re selling a product as a distributor for a giant company that asks you to recruit new distributors and has the cojones to ask you to recruit…
Last month I wrote about doing nothing when you don’t know what to do. I hope you took that to heart, took some time to breathe and be. Sat with your feelings. Maybe you felt inspired — or conversely, perhaps…
I spend most mornings in reflection. One of these mornings in the midst of the protests of police violence targeting our Black and POC families, I was ruminating on my own experiences, and how I relate to this present moment….
“When you don’t know what to do, do nothing.” This is advice I’ve given myself – adapted from a Buddhist or yogic saying, no doubt – for years. I am the type of person who cannot act on an idea…
If you want to break down systemic racism in your business or nonprofit organization it has to start within yourself first. I am a reluctant equity facilitator. I don’t consider myself an expert on this topic at all. The truth…
Riding out this Covid19 pandemic is a lot like the social entrepreneur’s journey. Here’s some of what’s been in my head, and in the conversations I’ve had with clients and colleagues. Can you relate? Everyone needs me! How can I…
It’s 2020 and I’m celebrating my 8th year in business. (For more on my journey check out my blog, Thoughts On 2020 . . . To Infinity And Beyond . . .) As an entrepreneur, I can get so caught…
In January I held my BIG Retreat for Solopreneurs and Consultants and one of the words I heard that weekend was angst. Being an entrepreneur comes with a lot of angst. To outside appearances, it may not seem so. To…
I sat on the cliffside and stared out to the crashing ocean waves in front of me. What was I to do now that I had nothing to do? I had just resigned from my nonprofit job and flew…
If you are a small business owner looking to grow your business to the next level, there will come a time that you’ll have to take a step of faith and begin to outsource. While there are no guarantees on…
Last week, I had the chance to reconnect with a young woman who worked as an intern for me many years ago – 12 years to be exact – when I was a young and stressed out Executive Director. Dante…
Are you too busy to take time off? I get it. It can be hard. For some of my clients summer is the busiest time of year, which is a dream come true for small local businesses and social enterprises…
Did you know I have an actual company name? It’s true. My incorporated business is Prospera Partners. But you know me by my name. When I started my consulting business in 2012 I was making a clean break from being…
On any given day in Newark, New Jersey, if you’re lucky enough to be there, you might find yourself in the middle of a cash mob of local shoppers looking to help raise the profile of a local business and…
Just last week I met with a colleague of mine who is in the process of building her business. She is a color consultant for homes and offices helping her clients choose paint colors. It seems like people should be…
